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by JumpCrisscross 748 days ago
> it's highly probable that it will be

I’m sceptical, but not confidently so. The demo that would have been relevant has significant overlap with voters who will never vote for Trump or Biden. Unless they can mobilise convincingly down ballot, they’re for practical purposes out of the race.

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That's an interesting idea. Trump/Biden doesn't matter but could tiktok form/boost a third party that beats the democrats and republicans.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx

The independent vote is huge.

Could this be Robert F Kennedy's time to shine?

> could tiktok form/boost a third party that beats the democrats and republicans

Probably not given the electoral math of the strongholds.